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Cresset

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(1):

(n.) An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions.

(2):

(n.) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cresset'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cresset.html. 1828.
 
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